Oshihomimi’s Family Tree

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Family

• Amaterasu(parent),Amatsuhikone(sibling),Ame-no-Hohi(sibling),Ikutsuhikone(sibling),Kumanokusubi(sibling)— Miraculous

  During the ukei oath trial with Susanoo, Amaterasu's magatama beads were chewed and spat forth as five male kami — Oshihomimi, Ame-no-Hohi, Amatsuhikone, Ikutsuhikone, and Kumanokusubi — whom she claimed as her own children, proof of her pure intentions.

  ⚠ The Kojiki attributes the five male gods to Amaterasu as the owner of the source material (magatama), though Susanoo performed the chewing. The Nihon Shoki offers variant attributions across its parallel accounts.

• Takuhadachiji-hime(spouse),Ame-no-Hoakari(child),Ninigi(child)— Marriage

  Oshihomimi and Takuhadachiji-hime are the parents of Ame-no-Hoakari and Ninigi. When Oshihomimi refused to descend to the earthly realm, it was Ninigi who was chosen to establish divine rule below.

Associated with

• Amaterasu,Ninigi

  Amaterasu originally chose Oshihomimi to descend and pacify the earthly realm, but he looked down from the Floating Bridge of Heaven, saw chaos, and refused. His son Ninigi was selected in his place for the tenson kōrin.